[bō]
[动]
（用手、脚或棍棒等使东西移动或分开） move [stir] with hand, foot, stick, etc.; adjust with slight finger movement; poke; stir
tick off beads on abacus; calculate on abacus
拨算盘
tune in
拨台
poke a fire
拨火
dial a telephone number
拨电话号码
tune in to Radio Beijing
拨到北京电台
set the alarm clock
拨好闹钟
（分发； 调配） allocate; assign; set aside
allocate provisions and funds
拨粮拨款
despatch relief troops
拨援兵
set aside two rooms for the manager
拨两间房子给经理
Five young workers have been assigned to our workshop.
拨了5名青年工人到我们车间。
The state allocates huge funds for the development of aid-agriculture industries.
国家拨出大批资金， 发展支农工业。
（掉转） turn round
turn the horse round; turn round one's horse
拨转马头
（除去； 废除） dispel; push aside
[量]
（组； 伙） group; batch
work by turns
轮拨儿作业
work in two groups
分两拨儿干活